[Shared] Afghanistan and Advent « Intersections: Thoughts on Religion, Culture, and Politics

I can’t find anything in this post by Debra Dean Murphy that doesn’t deeply resonate inside me.

Afghanistan and Advent « Intersections: Thoughts on Religion, Culture, and Politics.

I read somewhere recently that in order to truly hate someone, you must first have loved them. I don’t know if I think that’s actually true, but I do know that I never loved George Bush or Dick Cheney, but I have loved Barack Obama.

And these days, the inner turmoil I feel about Obama’s politically-calculated betrayal of his own stated ideals is weighing on me far worse than anything I ever felt about the Bush administration.

I ranted and railed and voted against Bush’s lies from day one. But this time, here and now, where we find ourselves … that’s a condition I helped bring about.

Leah tried to warn me. She told me over and over again, “He’s a politician, just like the rest of them. He can’t possibly do what he says he’s going to do. Political reality won’t allow it.”

I knew she was right – I didn’t actually expect Obama to succeed in all the changes he was proposing.

But I DID expect him to try. In that, I thought he’d be different.

I was wrong. And I’m sick about it.